Quakers & slavery : a divided spirit /

Is book explores the growth of abolitionism among Quakers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey from 1688 to 1780, providing a case study of how groups change their moral attitudes. Dr. Soderlund details the long battle fought by reformers like gentle John Woolman and eccentric Benjamin Lay. The eighteenth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Soderlund, Jean R., 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]
Temas:
Antislavery movements > United States.
Slavery and the church > Society of Friends.
Slavery and the church > United States.
Quakers > Political activity > United States > History.
Quaker abolitionists > United States > History.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis.
Quakers > Activité politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Abolitionnistes quakers > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Antislavery movements
Quaker abolitionists
Quakers > Political activity
Slavery and the church
Slavery and the church > Society of Friends
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FIGURES
  • TABLES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1. Abolitionists Confront the Meeting
  • CHAPTER 2. Leadership and Control of the Yearly Meeting
  • CHAPTER 3. Slavery: Temptation and Challenge
  • CHAPTER 4. The Local Meetings Debate Slavery
  • CHAPTER 5. Shrewsbury and Chesterfield Meetings
  • CHAPTER 6. Chester and Philadelphia Meetings
  • CONCLUSION. The Limits of Quaker Reform
  • APPENDICES
  • INDEX
  • Backmatter

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